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DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING FOR ACUTE AORTIC DISSECTION: IMAGING SENSITIVITY AND PREFERENCE REVISITED

Authors :
Patroklos Pappas
Alan Braverman
Anthony W. DiScipio
Eric M. Isselbacher
Daniel G. Montgomery
Khaled Nour
Gilbert R. Upchurch
Kim A. Eagle
Reed E. Pyeritz
Christoph A. Nienaber
Erika C. Mauban
Dan Gilon
Bradley Taylor
Linda Pape
Stuart Hutchison
Takeyoshi Ota
Source :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 71:A2073
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2018.

Abstract

A 2002 International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD) analysis determined the sensitivities for computed tomography (CT), transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of acute aortic dissection (AAD) to be 93%, 88%, and 100%, respectively, with CT

Details

ISSN :
07351097
Volume :
71
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........5ca0559068386c92339763406c086681